<h3 class="entry-format"><?php _e( 'Status', 'twentyeleven' ); ?></h3>
</hgroup>
- <?php if ( comments_open() ) : ?>
+ <?php if ( comments_open() && ! post_password_required() ) : ?>
<div class="comments-link">
<?php comments_popup_link( '<span class="leave-reply">' . __( 'Reply', 'twentyeleven' ) . '</span>', _x( '1', 'comments number', 'twentyeleven' ), _x( '%', 'comments number', 'twentyeleven' ) ); ?>
</div>